Pg. 41 - Simple Machines Foldable

Today we talked about the six simple machines that make work easier for us. Using the sciencesaurus we read about inclined planes, wedges, and screws on the first day. The second day we read about the lever, wheel & axel and pulley. After the reading each day we also watch the corresponding brainpop.com video

Pg. 40 - Simple Machines Tree Map

After reading about each simple machine and watching the video I provided the students with three examples of each simple machine. They were asked to add three more examples to there tree map. On Friday of this week students were taken to the computer to complete the EdHeads.org activities The Simple Machine and The Odd Machine

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My name is Hailey Hastings. This is my 7th year teaching 5th grade Science & Social Studies. This is my first attempts at keeping up a website so hopefully it is helpful. I would love feedback on how to make it better